Display-holder for cards or similar articles.



PATENTED FEB. 12, 1907.

v A. V. GROUPE. DISPLAYHOLDER FOR CARDS 0R SIMILAR ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.31.1906.

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A. V. GROUPE. DISPLAY HOLDER FOR CARDS 0R. SIMILAR ARTICLES.

APPLIOATION FILED DIE-0.31.1906.

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IN VE N T0]? 6 a .9 wmvssszs ANDREW v. GROUPE, or PHILAHEPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

DISPLAY-HOLDER FOR CARDS OR SIMILAR ARTICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb.12, 1907.

Application filed December 31, 1906- Serial ITO-350,104.

- play-Holders for Cards or Similar Articles,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to holders for the display of cards or similar articles.

The object of the invention 1s to provide a simple and inexpensive holder fashioned of wire to receive and store a number or pack of cards or similar articles in a manner to permit them to be withdrawn from the holder and at the same time expose to view the outermost card of the pack.

A further object of the invention is to provide a holder with means for supporting back to back two sets orpacks of cards or similar articles} so that the outermost card of each pack may be withdrawn from the holder and the front face of the outermost card of each pack will be exposed to view.

A further object of the invention is to provide a series of such holders with means whereby they may be linked together or supported one above the other.

The invention consists in the novel construction of the holder and series of holders hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of holder embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of two holders of the form shown in Fig. 1 linked or joined together. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the holders shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the holders shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing packs of cards or similar articles in place upon the holders. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the holders and cards shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is an elevation of two holders of another form, linked or joined together, embodying my invention, and showing a pack of cards or similar articles in place upon the upper holder. Fig. 8 is aside elevation of the holders shown in Fig. 7, showing a pack of cards or similar articles in place upon the upper holder.

In the form of holder shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, 2 2 designate a' pair of legs, joined together at their upper ends by a con- 1 necting 1r ember 3, the legs and member constituting the body portion of the holder in the present embodiment of my invention. Projecting from thelower portions of the legs 2 2 are outwardly-extending inclined loops, their lower ends 4 constituting bottom supports, their upper ends 5 constituting side stops, and the inclined sides 6 6 and 7 7 constituting two pairs of face-stops for the articles to be displayed and stored. The inclined loops are oppositely disposed with relation to each other and they are arranged to have their openings intersected by a vertical plane common to both loops, so as to receive the lower corners of the cards or other articles. One pair of face-stops 6 6is arranged in one vertical plane and the other pair of facestops 7 7 is arranged in another vertical plane, the planes of the face-stops being adjacent the positions to be occupied by the outer faces of the two packs'of cards when in the holder. The body portion extends centrally through a vertical plane between the planes of the face-stops, said body portion serving as a means to keep the two packs of cards separated. The bottom supports 4 4 and side stops 5 5 extend through the space between the planes of the face-stops 6 6 and 7 7, so that when the cards or similar articles are introduced to the holder they will rest upon the bottom supports and be held in place thereon by the side stops and face-stops.

In constructing the holder shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 the wire is bent to form the legs 2 2 and their connecting member 3. It is then bent to form loops 8 at the lower portions of the legs 2 2, then outwardly at right angles to the legs to form portions of the bottom supports 4 4, then diagonally outward to form one pair of face-stops 6 6, then parallel to the bottom supports 4 4 to face-stops 6 6 to form the other pair of'facestops 7 7, then inwardly to meet the portions of the bottom supports 4 4, the lastmentioned bends completing the bottom supports 4 4 and extending over the loops 8.

The holders are fashioned to be joined or linked together in series, so that any number may be suspended together, one from the other.

In joining the holders together or building up the holders in series the holder being form the side stops 5 5, then parallel to the added is connected to the top of a lower ber 3 to enter theloops-8 8. After the member 3 has entered the loops 8 8 the portions of bottom supports spring backinto place and serve as guards to retain the member 3 within the loops 8 8 and to prevent the cards or similar articles from entering the loops 8 8.

In the form of holder shown in Figs. 7 and 8 the legs2 2 and connecting member 3 are employed, but the inclined loops to receive the lower corners of the cards or similar articlesgaredesigned tosupport but one pack of cards adjacent the legs 22 of each holder.

In constructing the holder shown in Figs. 7 and 8 the wire is bent to form the legs 2 2 and connecting member 3. It is then bent at right angles to the legs 2 2 to form bottom supports 4 4 then diagonally outward to form face-stops 6 6, then parallel to the bottonrsupportsgt 4H. to form side stops 535 then-parallel -to the faces-tops 6 6 to form-back stops 9.9, the back-stops 9 extending to. thebottoms of the bottom supports-toprovideaspace between the legs 2 2 andback-stops 9 9. I

The holders shown in Figs. 7 and 8 may be joined together by engaging the member 3 I of one holder with the bottom supports 4* 4 between the legs 2 2 and back-stops 9 9 of anotherholder, the back-stops 9 9 preventingthememberfi from entering the loops to e oa upi d y thec'ar s- -.E. QI. =.1 ;1 Q ilQreg'o ng-i descr p it. i be seen that any number of holders may be suspended-gtoge ther iniseriesdrom any suitable support to receive and support packs of a manner to permit them to be withdrawn from the holders and that very little of the face of the outermost card ofeach pack will be covered by the holders.

. 1. .A holderlfor or similar articles comprising wire bent to 'form a body portion and two oppositely-inclined loops to receive the-lower corners of the. cards, the. tops jof. said loops being in one horizontalplane and. loops being in another the bottoms of said horizontal plane, and one side of one loop and one side of the other loop being in one vertical plane, and the other side ofone loop I and the other side of the other loop being in another vertical plane. i 121A ,holder for .cards "or similar articles comprising wire bent. to; form laterally-disposed legs and aconnecting member and two oppositely-inclined loops to receive the lower corners of thefcards, the "tops 'of said loops being in one horizontal plane and the bottoms of said loops being in another horizontal' plane, and one side of one loop and one side of the other loop being in one vertical plane, and the other side ofone loop and the other side of the other loop being in another vertical plane.

3. A holder for cards or similar articles comprising wire bent to form a body portion,

bottom supports, side stops, and outwardly and oppositely inclined face-stops connecting the bottom supports with the side stops.

4. A holder for cards or similar articles comprising wire first bent to form portion, then away from the body to form bottom supports, then upwardly from the bottom supports to form face-stops, then away from the face-stops to form side stops, then downwardly to form other face-stops, and then inwardlyto form other bottom supports.

5. A holder for cards or similar articles comprising. wire bent to form face-stops, arranged in different vertical planes, a central body portion arranged in a vertical plane between the planes of the face-stops, and bottom supports and side stops extending through the space between the planes of the face-stops.

6. A holder for cards or similar articles comprising wire bent to form a body portion and inclined loops to receive the lower corners of the cards, the body portion being arranged in a plane intersecting the openings in said loops.

7. A holder for cards or similar articles comprising wire bent to form a body portion arranged in a vertical plane, bottom supports a body and side stops intersecting the plane of the I body portion, and face-stops connecting the bottom supports with the side stops on each side of the plane of the body portion.

' 8. A series of holders for cards or similar articles, each holder comprising wire bent-to form a body portion, bottom supports, side stops and outwardly and oppositely inclined face-stops connecting the bottom supports with the side stops, and means for suspending the holders one from the other.

9. A holder for cards or similar articles, comprising wire bent to form and a connecting memberforming abodypor' tion, and inclined loops to receive theflowe'r' corners of the cards, the body portion being arranged in a plane intersecting the openings in said loops.

10. A series of holders for cards or similar articles, each holder comprising wire bent to form a body portion and oppositely-inclined loops to receive the lower corners of the cards, said loops having their openings iIo intersected by a common Vertical plane and extending through the space between the 10 means for suspending the holders one from planes of the face-stops, and means for susthe other. pending the holders one from the other.

11. A series of holders for cards or similar In testimony whereof I affix my signature articles, each holder comprising Wire bent to i in presence of tWo Witnesses.

form face-stops arranged in different Vertical ANDREW V. GROUPE. planes, a central body portion arranged in a Witnesses: vertical plane between the planes of the face ELLA M. VARE,

stops, and bottom supports and side stops WALTER O. PUSEY. 

